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Charles Lever
1806–1872
Known for high-spirited tales of soldiers, rogues, and restless travelers, this Irish novelist brought swagger and humor to nineteenth-century fiction. His books move quickly, sparkle with anecdote, and often draw on a life as adventurous as anything he wrote.
54 Audiobooks
Barrington. Volume 1 (of 2)
by Charles Lever
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1
by Charles Lever
Barrington. Volume 2 (of 2)
by Charles Lever
Maurice Tiernay, Soldier of Fortune
by Charles Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2
by Charles Lever
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by Charles Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete
by Charles Lever
Jack Hinton: The Guardsman
by Charles Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 5
by Charles Lever
Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 1 (of 2)
by Charles Lever
St. Patrick's Eve
by Charles Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 1
by Charles Lever
A Day's Ride: A Life's Romance
by Charles Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 6
by Charles Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 3
by Charles Lever
Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General
by Charles Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 4
by Charles Lever
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I
by Charles Lever
Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 2 (of 2)
by Charles Lever
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by Charles Lever
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.
by Charles Lever
Lord Kilgobbin
by Charles Lever
Confessions Of Con Cregan, the Irish Gil Blas
by Charles Lever
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II
by Charles Lever
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I
by Charles Lever
The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly
by Charles Lever
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II)
by Charles Lever
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II)
by Charles Lever
Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I
by Charles Lever
A Rent In A Cloud
by Charles Lever
Sir Jasper Carew: His Life and Experience
by Charles Lever
Tony Butler
by Charles Lever
Nuts and Nutcrackers
by Charles Lever
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2
by Charles Lever
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)
by Charles Lever
The O'Donoghue: Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago
by Charles Lever
The Daltons; Or, Three Roads In Life. Volume I (of II)
by Charles Lever
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I.
by Charles Lever
Tales of the Trains Being Some Chapters of Railroad Romance by Tilbury Tramp, Queen's Messenger
by Charles Lever
The Daltons; Or, Three Roads In Life. Volume II (of II)
by Charles Lever
Gerald Fitzgerald, the Chevalier: A Novel
by Charles Lever
The Fortunes of Glencore
by Charles Lever
One Of Them
by Charles Lever
Luttrell Of Arran
by Charles Lever
That Boy of Norcott's
by Charles Lever
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II
by Charles Lever
Nuts and Nutcrackers
by Charles Lever
Arthur O'Leary: His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands
by Charles Lever
Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service
by Charles Lever
Roland Cashel, Volume II (of II)
by Charles Lever
Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II
by Charles Lever
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II)
by Charles Lever
Roland Cashel, Volume I (of II)
by Charles Lever
About the author
Trained in medicine but drawn toward storytelling, Charles Lever was born in Dublin in 1806 and became one of the best-known Irish novelists of his day. Early success came with lively serial fiction that turned into popular novels such as Harry Lorrequer and Charles O'Malley, works full of military escapades, wit, and larger-than-life characters.
Lever had a gift for pace and conversation, and his fiction often mixes comedy with sharp observation of Irish and European society after the Napoleonic era. He also worked as editor of the Dublin University Magazine, and his wide travels fed the cosmopolitan feel of many of his stories.
Later in life he served in diplomatic posts abroad, including at Trieste, where he died in 1872. Although fashions changed after his lifetime, he remains remembered for exuberant, entertaining novels that capture the energy of Victorian popular fiction.